Contradictory Results in Microbiome Science Exemplified by Recent <italic toggle="yes">Drosophila</italic> Research

ABSTRACT The bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum is prevalent in animal guts and is widely regarded as beneficial and probiotic. D. Fast et al. (mBio 9:e01114-18, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01114-18) make the surprising discovery that L. plantarum reduces the life span of Drosophila melanogast...

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Main Author: Angela E. Douglas
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2fef5047c8e74e559e8193c087f91f3c
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